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Green smoothie

Meet The Hulk green smoothie

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past few years, I am sure you have seen countless recipes for an amazing green smoothie. Maybe you have attempted to make them, maybe you think they are too much trouble. Let me assure you they are not – a green smoothie is quick and […]

Stretching brain power

Spelt Hot Cross Buns

With Easter approaching I have been eying off the hot cross buns lined up in bakery windows and supermarkets everywhere. I must admit, I do love a warm hot cross bun, but I don’t like what I read on the ingredients list of some packets. Here’s the perfect allergy free, wheat free, dairy free and butter free hot cross buns recipe.

Sex, lies and stereotypes

Is sushi and sake the key to living a long life?

The Japanese diet includes foods with very low cholesterol content and is practically free from the saturated “bad” fats abundantly present in red meat, dairy produce and butter. Instead, the Japanese diet is predominantly seafood; fish, rich in polyunsaturated “good” fats, and seaweeds that contain high amounts of iodine as well as minerals which are both healthy and create the Japanese unrivalled flavours.